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The Patient Perspective on Clinical Trials with Dr. Gregory Masters and Robert Robinson
According to the National Institute of Health, there are more than 500,000 clinical trials happening right now around the world. ChristianaCare has been nationally recognized for contributions to this work, as clinicians and scientists at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute collaborate to turn laboratory discoveries into…
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Donating Medical Supplies to Create Greener Hospitals with Deanna Benner and Ashley Oncay
Have you heard of the term “health care pollution”? It refers to the waste that hospitals produce while providing patient care, as well as hospitals’ carbon emissions.Nurse Practitioner Deanna Benner and Nursing Professional Development Specialist Ashley Oncay discuss how they found ways to decrease ChristianaCare’s carbon footprint. What started as…
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Transforming Community Care Through the Behavioral Health Unit
Improving quality of life is a goal in both healthcare and policing. ChristianaCare and the New Castle County Division of Police are working together to change lives in our community. The collaboration is called the Behavioral Health Unit, a groundbreaking partnership that pairs officers with social workers to transform crisis response.…
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Reimagining Memory Care with Dr. Steven Huege
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, that number is expected to grow to 13 million.As Delaware’s aging population is expected to grow, the need for memory care is also increasing.On this episode, Dr. Steven Huege endowed chair of ChristianaCare’s Swank Center…
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Transforming Care for Delaware’s Most Vulnerable Populations with Dr. Christine Donohue-Henry and Dr. Rose Kokoza
ChristianaCare’s Delaware Medicaid Partners Accountable Care Organization – also known as an ACO – has set the standard for innovative, high-quality care at lower costs.On this week’s episode of For the Love of Health, Dr. Christine Donohue-Henry, ChristianaCare Chief Population Health Officer, and Dr. Rose Kakoza, Senior Medical Director for…
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Treating Pregnancy Like Heart Disease with Dr. Matt Hoffman
Chronic hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can be life-threatening for pregnant women. According to the National Institutes of Health, the prevalence of chronic hypertension in pregnancy in the United States doubled between 2007 and 2021.Research being done at ChristianaCare could change the lives of women around the world.…
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Healthy for the Holidays with Dr. Marci Drees
‘Tis the season… to be sick. And as we say goodbye to 2024, we want to avoid saying hello to respiratory illness.On this episode of For the Love of Health, ChristianaCare Chief Infection Prevention Officer Dr. Marci Drees gives us tips on how to keep the uninvited germs away from…
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Giving the Gift of Life Through Kidney Donation with Kealey Johnson and Bill Wilson
The donation of an organ or tissue is perhaps the greatest gift of life and health a person can give. More than 100,000 men, women, and children are on the national transplant waiting list right now.ChristianaCare has earned the highest level of national recognition from the US Health Resources and…
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REPLAY: The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Is the Cost of Health Care So Expensive?
If you’ve ever received medical care, you’d likely agree the cost of care can be expensive. According to the National Health Expenditure Accounts, U.S. health care spending grew 4.1% in 2022, reaching $4.5 Trillion. In this replay of one of our most popular episodes in our “The Toughest Questions in Health…
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REPLAY: The Toughest Questions in Health Care: Why Can Emergency Department Wait Times Be So Long?
Lengthy emergency department wait times are nothing new. This has been a national issue since the 1980s. It’s a challenge for every health system – a challenge with no easy solutions.ChristianaCare is home to America’s 15th busiest ED, and in this replay of one of our most popular episodes, “The…
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